Wednesday, 16 May 2012

And his banner over me is love

I finished this canvas a few weeks ago for a prayer day at church. My friend Kate had an idea for a banner of writing this verse from Song of Songs over the top of a background of lots of Bible verses about God's love. I made the background using my Junior Dymo embossing label maker and a big bag of tapes I've had for ages. I spent three evenings clicking away to type out enough strips to completely cover the canvas.

I made a stencil from scrap paper in the heart shape and finger painted to add the heart, then rubbed paint around the edges of the canvas too. I really like finger painting at the moment!

I stamped white paint on the bubble wrap and used multi medium to image transfer some book text and some birds I found in an old book.

I added pieces of patterned tissue paper and strips of microporous tape. For the main text on the heart, I just went for it with a permanent marker and wrote the words on. I practised using the stencil to check where the words would go and how big to make them, but then I just wrote it on and hoped for the best.

I gave Kate the canvas after the prayer day (as it was her idea which sparked it) and she loved it. I'm now trying to work out how I could translate it into a larger banner (maybe using foam alphabet stamps and some kind of resist technique?).

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Hello, my name's Emy and I'm a mum of three young kids, a Christian and a keen crafter living in the U.K. I enjoy all kinds of paper, paint and fabric based crafts. This blog is about learning to use these skills in the church, producing my own work and working alongside others.

Please leave a comment and let me know about the creative things going on in your church, I'd love to hear about them.